Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games January 2014 COMPETITIONS BY SPORT Alpine Skiing 72 Luge 84 Biathlon 68 Nordic Combined 80 Bobsleigh 84 Short Track Speed Skating 58 Cross Country Skiing 68 Skeleton 84 Curling 62 Ski Jumping 80 Figure Skating 58 Snowboard 76 Freestyle Skiing 76 Speed Skating 52 Ice Hockey 55, 65 CONTACT US MPC Main Help Desk Telephone +7 862 445 18 14 Email [email protected] Olympic Environment Endurance Olympic Village Federal Road M27 Mountain Cluster Detour of Sochi Federal Road M27 Сombined Road Detour of Sochi Laura EVL Сombined Road Kurortniy Prospekt Road А148 (A149) Mountain Cluster Kurortniy Prospekt Estosadok Railway Gorki City Road А148 (A149) Krasnaya Polyana Railway Gorki Media Center Laura Cross-country Ski & Kavk itnikov aza str. Laura Hub Sochi hch Biathlon Center Zas Rosa Khutor Matsesta GMC Esto Khosta nskaya str. Esto-Sadok Hub Olymp Matsesta iyska ya s tr. 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Adler Arena Azimut Hotel Resort & SPA Skating Training Venue Chistye Prudy TransportationMatsesta Hub Coastal Olympic VillageIce Hockey Training Venue Road Khosta Черное море Airport Combined RoadKudepsta Fisht OlympicBlack StadiumSTV sea Iceberg Skating Palace Railway Station Ice Cube Curling Center Cableways Bus Station Adler Radisson Blu Paradise Resort & SPA Road Olympic Park Hub CablewayTransportation Station Hub Russkiy Dom Fisht Olympic Stadium Sochi SeaportAirport Railway Station М 27 U Adler Seaport r Sochi Center oz h Bus Station Ekaterininskiyay Kvartal na Black Sea ya Media Accommodation Matsesta Hub Bolshoy Ice Dome s tr Le . Cableway nStation in a Matsesta st Sochi Seaportr. Khosta Hub Khosta WELCOME Dear friends, unemployment in Russia. In 2012, Forbes months. “Cool” references the fact that rated Sochi as the best city to do business we are hosting a Winter Games, as well as On behalf of the Sochi 2014 Organizing in within Russia. alluding to traditional perceptions of Russia Committee, welcome to Sochi! in the rest of the world. “Yours” symbolizes The Sochi 2014 Volunteer Program has personal involvement and shows that while The last time the Olympic Games were created a culture of volunteering within the Games is a large-scale national project, held on Russian soil, the world was a very Russia that simply did not exist prior to it is for everybody and we can all share in the different place. During the 17 days of the the Games preparations. The Sochi 2014 excitement of the competitions. Olympic Winter Games, you will experience Volunteer Program is the largest in the the new, modern Russia and all it has to history of the Olympic Movement and we The world’s media plays an important role offer. have recruited more than 25,000 volunteers in spreading the Olympic values and sharing to work in 17 different areas. These include the successes of athletes from all nations. Our Games will be unique in every way. 12,000 general volunteers, 8,000 volunteers As you tell the stories of the 2,900 athletes We are delivering one of the most compact to work in specialist areas, and 5,000 athlete who will be competing on our slopes and in Winter Games in the history of the Olympic volunteers. All have been through a rigorous our arenas, you become part of the team, Dmitry Chernyshenko Movement. With the introduction of 12 new selection process and received training to inspiring future generations. President and CEO, Sochi 2014 Olympic events to the program of the Olympic Winter ensure that they are well-equipped to carry and Paralympic Organizing Committee Games, we are excited to be awarding more out their Games-time roles. The press, photographers and broadcasters medals than any other Winter Games to date. are among the hardest-working clients of the The preparations for the Winter Games Games, but I hope you will find the time to The Winter Games have transformed Sochi have turned Sochi into a model barrier- explore Sochi, the breathtaking mountains, into a world-class business, tourism and free environment for the rest of Russia. and experience traditional Russian sports center, and will leave a tangible We have worked hard to make both the hospitality. legacy for Sochi, the region and Russia as Games and Sochi accessible for people a whole. Sochi now has 41,000 rooms in with a disability. We are confident that our We are delighted to have you here as part of 40 hotels and other accommodation venues; infrastructure, transport networks, and the Games family. Добро пожаловать! 14 sports venues and two media centers; Games venues are barrier-free, and we are a world-class alpine skiing complex featuring hopeful that the rest of Russia will adopt four alpine resorts with a visitor capacity of similar measures to ensure that people with 42,000; and 150 km of alpine skiing tracks. a disability have good access to their own For the first time in a generation, there will cities and its amenities. We have launched be training bases for Russian athletes in an online Accessibility Map which lists every winter sports discipline. accessible venues and infrastructure in cities throughout Russia. Thanks to help from our Sochi itself now has upgraded transport volunteers, it is now possible for people with and engineering infrastructure including a disability to easily find out what facilities more than 367 km of roads and bridges, are available to them wherever they are in more than 200 km of railways, four thermal Russia. power plants, a thermal power station, 19 substations, more than 690 km of utility The Sochi 2014 slogan is “Hot.Cool.Yours.” — networks, and 47 transport infrastructure reflecting the national character of Russia venues. and the values of the Sochi 2014 brand, as well as the progressive and innovative The Games have accelerated the economic approach we have taken to organizing development of Sochi and the region, and staging the Games. The word “Hot” creating more than 560,000 jobs — 40,000 describes the intensity of sporting battle, of which will remain after the Games; the passion of the spectators, and the sub- and Sochi currently has the lowest level of tropical climate of Sochi during the summer 4 5 INTRODUCTION Dear members of the media, We are honored to have you as our guests and colleagues during the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games. This handbook contains all of the information you will need to begin your Games journey. Additional information and updates are available on the Info 2014 system. We have a compact and accessible Games system, with the two venue clusters located less than 50 kilometers apart. For the first time at a Winter Games, all city venues are Mikhail Demin within walking distance of the Main Media Director, Press Operations, Center — as is the media accommodation. Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic We hope that the facilities throughout the Organizing Committee Olympic system will help make your work experience memorable. During the planning stages for Sochi 2014, our team in Press Operations focused on providing convenient working areas and reliable services. We have come up with innovative solutions that will assist the accredited media in doing their jobs more efficiently — like providing a free Wi-Fi option and making Info 2014 available for the devices you use every day: laptops, tablets and smartphones. My team of experienced Press Operations staff is ready to welcome you at the venues. The names and contact information for each venue’s press manager and photo manager are listed within this handbook, and I encourage you to contact us with any questions. 6 CONTENTS KEY Dates 9 MAIN MEDIA CENTER 11 GORKI MEDIA CENTER 31 VENUE PRESS Operations 47 Adler Arena Skating Center 52 Bolshoy Ice Dome 55 Iceberg Skating Palace and Skating Training Arena 58 Ice Cube Curling Center 62 Shayba Arena and Ice Hockey Training Arena 65 Laura Cross Country Ski and Biathlon Center 68 Rosa Khutor Alpine Center 72 Rosa Khutor Extreme Park 76 RusSki Gorki Jumping Center 80 Key Dates Sanki Sliding Center 84 Fisht Olympic Stadium 88 Medals Plaza 90 Olympic Villages 91 PHOTO Operations 93 Olympic NEWS SERVICE 97 GENERAL Information 101 Accommodation 102 Accreditation 102 Rate Card and Technology 106 Transportation 109 USEFUL Information 115 PEOPLE TO KNOW 120 COMPETITION SCHEDULE 124 The Sochi Media Handbook includes updates as of 15 December 2013. All dollar figures in this handbook are in US currency unless otherwise noted. All times are in 24-hour format. 8 JANUARY 7 24 30 Main Press Center Main Press Center Olympic Villages open opens begins 24-hour operations IOC News Access Rules start Gorki Press Center opens Info 2014 goes live FEBRUARY 1 2 3 4 Non-rights-holding Gorki Press Center IOC Executive Media tours of Main Media Center broadcasters’